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The Crown alleges the teenager tried to "silence" the victim, who was "left for dead" in undergrowth, by using a paving slab to cause life-threatening head injuries.

Police and PCSOs in Victoria Park (Image: Alex Hannam Photography)

On the second day of the trial yesterday, the East Midlands' chief forensic pathologist, Guy Rutty, also showed the jury a scaled-down model of the victim's skull to the jury of eight women and four men.

After showing a life-size replica of part of the skull to the court, Professor Rutty said a rectangular object appeared to have been used to inflict injuries.